Tea: Old Style Tie Guan Yin Anxi Wulong 2010
A Tie Guan Yin from Seven Cups
This tea has been retired/discontinued.
| Brand: | Seven Cups |
| Style: | Tie Guan Yin |
| Region: | Anxi, Fujian, China |
| Caffeine: | Caffeinated |
| Loose? | Loose |
| # Ratings: | 1 View All |
Reviewer: Alex Zorach
✓ 1453 teas reviewed
✓ 21 of Tie Guan Yin
✓ 143 of Oolong Tea
✓ 2 of Seven Cups
✓ 17 from Anxi, Fujian, China
✓ 97 from Fujian, China
Review of Old Style Tie Guan Yin Anxi Wulong 2010
August 27th, 2012
| Aroma | Flavor | Value | Total |
| 4 of 10 | 3 of 5 | 2 of 5 | 43 of 100 |
| Mediocre | Fair | Overpriced |
I sampled this in a blind tea tasting, alongside with the 2011 batch of this same tea. The two teas, while recognizably similar in style, were radically different in overall character.
This tea had a sour flavor and overall subdued quality. There was less bitterness and less astringency than the 2012 batch, but less flavor overall. All infusions, but especially the later ones, had a cooling quality that I find quite unusual for this type of tea.
The first cup had a mild aroma, moastly suggestive of roast. The second one brought out skunky tones.
Other people in the group seemed to react negatively to this tea. I wasn't a huge fan of it but I think I liked it better than the other people present. But as much as I liked it a little more than the other people did, I still thought it was a bit flat, and I disliked the sourness to it.
It also seems astronomically priced, however, for a tea that seems to be of mediocre quality (according to the consensus of our group).
